The real heart of open source lies in its potential to be greater than the sum of its parts, the capacity to leverage the talent and abilities of an entire community of developers and users who are striving towards a common goal, according to an editorial at Linux Insider.

Quote "I beg to differ. Thie biggest weakness isn't "lack of support" it's willingness. Go to a Linux forum post a question about something simple and get called a "noob" and flamed by Linux zealots. "

If you ask a simple question the chances are there is a FAQ that exists to answer it...

I have found however that sites like linuxquestions.org cater for 'noobs' very well with specific forums to answer simple questions.